The ‘Last 15 years of Craft Brewing Have Come to an End’

In an insightful interview with Boston.com, Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer lays out the thoughts and feelings behind the recent partnering of Boston Beer with Dogfish Head. This was not just another merger or acquisition, but a partnering of long-time friends and industry comrades.

Koch explains the current state of the industry, where the number of operating breweries is growing at 15% a year but market growth has slide to just 2-3%. As Kock says in the interview, it is no longer “if you build it they will come.”